Home Health Field RN (PRN)
About The Position
The Home Health Field Registered Nurse delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in patients’ homes. The role includes assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care tailored to individual needs, including for patients with complex medical conditions. The RN works with interdisciplinary teams, patients, and families to promote health, prevent complications, support recovery or chronic disease management, and help patients maintain independence. Through education, emotional support, and clinical expertise, the RN supports continuity of care and patient quality of life outside traditional clinical settings.
Requirements
- Current RN license.
- Valid driver’s license.
- CPR certification.
- Valid auto insurance.
- At least 2 years of Home Health RN experience preferred.
- HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred.
Nice To Haves
- At least 2 years of Home Health RN experience.
- HomeCare HomeBase experience.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of patients’ physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs, documenting findings in clinical records and reporting them through case conferences, team reports, evaluations, and ADLs.
- Apply admission and recertification criteria to determine appropriate levels of home health care and patient eligibility.
- Develop, implement, and document plans of care; recommend revisions as needed to ensure quality and continuity of care.
- Consult with and educate patients and families about self-care techniques, nutrition, and dietary needs.
- Determine the scope and frequency of services based on patient acuity and patient and family needs; assess caregivers’ ability to meet immediate needs at admission and throughout care.
- Initiate appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Apply infection-control concepts and standard precautions when coordinating and providing care to prevent contamination and disease transmission.
- Provide clinical direction to Home Health Aides and LPNs/LVNs to support quality and continuity of services.
- Prepare clinical and progress notes that demonstrate progress toward established goals.
- Inform physicians and other personnel of changes in patient needs and intervention outcomes; evaluate patient and family responses to care.
- Monitor assigned cases for compliance with third-party payer requirements.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, team members, and other healthcare professionals.
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